acceptation

Example Sentences

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In the general acceptation of the term, that implies a criminal accusation by the government.

From Time Magazine Archive

But shall we, voyaging in the spirit, use either sailing-boat or motor-boat, in the ordinary acceptation of the latter term.

From Through East Anglia in a Motor Car by Vincent, J. E. (James Edmund)

This was not by cunning or intrigue, in the low acceptation of the term, but by far-seeing reason and discernment.

From Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life by Herndon, William H.

He transcended the narrow local limits of the older logographers, and was not content to repeat the traditions that had gained general acceptation through the poets.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various

He was a man of honor, in the true acceptation of that word.

From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by School, A Sexton of the Old